This is the French driver Maurice Trintignant taking a well deserved drink immediately after the finish of the May 22, 1955 Monaco Grand Prix, surrounded by his mechanics and other team members. He had just won this important race with his Scuderia Ferrari 625F1 in a totally unexpected outcome. The 625F1 was for all intentions the prior year's Ferrari Grand Prix car, pressed into service when Aurelio Lampredi's latest design, the Supersqualo 555, showed poor reliability and l

Report from Arnaud Blanfuney Run every two years at the heart of the Principality, the Grand Prix Historique de Monaco is definitely a milestone in the historic scene. The 11th edition of this prestigious event which took place on May 11-13, 2018 did not fail its reputation, presenting over 180 Grand Prix cars selected for both their historical value and their degree of authenticity. During the three days of free practices, qualifications and races, all competitors shared the

Perhaps no other competition sports car of the 1950s looms larger than Ferrari’s 250 GT Berlinetta, which so dominated the multi-stage Tour de France rally from 1956 to 1959 that the model was nicknamed for the event. Produced in four discreet series before being succeeded by the 250 GT SWB, the Tour de France was built in a modest quantity of 72 examples. This mid-production TdF is the 15th of 17 examples built in the 1957 body style, featuring three louvers and covered head

A brilliant example of 21st century coachbuilding and Pininfarina design, offered by RM Sotheby’s Monaco. Within the scope of automotive history, coachbuilding is considered by many to be a lost art, one confined to the early days of the automobile and the immediate post-war years, where well-heeled owners could buy a chassis and drivetrain from a given manufacturer and commission a coachbuilder to build a body to their own individual tastes and uses. As time marched on, coac